Samsung Intends To Destroy All Galaxy Note 7 Units

If you were wondering what would become of the millions of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones that Samsung will have to scrap as part of its massive, second attempt at a product recall, then wonder no more.

Speaking to Motherboard, a Samsung spokesperson confirmed that the company has “a process in place to safely dispose the phones,” although no clarification on exactly what that would entail has yet been offered. The expectation is that the phones will not be recycled, for the most part, as inefficient recycling procedures in place for smartphones mean that the rare minerals used within them are unable to be recovered.

With around 2 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones said to be set for the scrap heap, that’s a lot of parts that could unfortunately find their way to landfill, impacting the environment in a big way.

With so many high-end smartphones destined to never find a home following Samsung’s unprecedented decision to fully recall and discontinue the Galaxy Note 7, some had wondered whether parts would find their way into other smartphones in the future. That now doesn’t appear to be the case, with Samsung making it clear that no handset will be spared. When it says all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones will be disposed of, it clearly means it.

On the back of the recall and death of the model itself, Samsung has now adjusted its third-quarter earnings estimates in order to account for over $2 billion in losses associated with the Galaxy Note 7, and over $17 billion when the market cap loss because of this disastrous Note 7 launch is taken into account. Analysts expect the losses to continue to mount up, too, suggesting that the farce that has been the handset’s short life is far from over, especially for Samsung’s beleaguered public relations people. And probably its accountants, too!

Remember folks, if you’re still carrying a Galaxy Note 7, power it off and return it to Samsung as soon as you can. If you intend to delay, be sure to keep the phone in your sights and far away from flammables at all times.

Why don’t they just “gift” them to the top military leaders in north korea? Who needs WMD’s when there’s a phone for that?

Kelvin Guerrero

Samdung should destroy it self!

samesung

thats our gift to you guys…supreme leader told us too.

samesung

we work with north korea, why’d you think our phone goes kaboom only in america

coldspring22 .

Samsung can gift some recalled Note 7 to me – one or more!. I would be perfectly happy to disassemble it and convert it to use Note 4 battery. It will be an awesome phone with removable battery, although nobody will develop root or custom rom for it.

coldspring22 .

Sure Sam sung should kamikaze and take Apple with it! Then whole world would be a wonderful place with only Android left! (sorry Windows phone is already dead)

coldspring22 .

Instead of just talking about it you should go to N Korea and deliver the Note 7 directly to dear leader himself!

Dick Head

Probably because the cost to extract exceeds the worth of the gold.

D3X

Most devices today contain very little gold or other more precious metals. Would cost more to extract whatever is worth any money. I just hope that Samsung destroys these correctly by recycling them and not just dump them in a landfill or in the ocean.

Serge Cebrian

they will throw all of them to the apple head quarters where they will self destroy.. two birds with one shot